With the jet lag not too bad – a bit like a very late night – all we needed was a walk in the park, a bit of shopping and a tequila!
Oh, and of course bumping into an old friend by surprise, although I’m not sure why the surprise as it doesn’t ever move!
Actually it’s fantastic.
US security was a dream – less than 20 minutes to get through and chatty and friendly Border Guard.
Welcome to NYC traffic
But got to Jo’s apartment – she’s away at a conference in New Orleans so excited to see her when she’s back.
And Central Park was amazing, as always.
We haven’t been far, and we certainly haven’t been anywhere new.
Las Aquas
Garachico
Didn’t see the Xmas lights this year.
Playa San Marcos
Decided it’s the only decent restaurant.
And El Teide is still standing.
A few pictures of where we’re staying. Spent a lot of time here – it’s great.
It’s warm, it’s super familiar, and nothing new. So as part of enjoying ourselves, we have been taking a few pictures.
Here goes
It’s winter, it’s dark, wet and cold at home, so why not?
From this
to this in a few hours
Only a couple of miles away from last time (and the time before that and the time before that) so we know where we are – and can even remember where stuff is in the local Lidl!
Went to see Carlos for dinner as we always do – so nice to be able to sit outside.
Last couple of days. And fr the first time ever my morning walk took me across an International border.
And not a great deal of security …
Not actually a huge amount to do, and didn’t seem to be that many tourists (although it must be close to the end of the season).
Long drive to Pula Airport (especially as we had to avoid Italy) but smooth trip home.
What must have been one of our slowest and most scenic drives ever – 120km including stops. Took the route through the mountains, and the target time of under 3 hours is wildly optimistic.
And when you’re in the middle of the Slovenian Alps, you come across a coffee shop – of course you do.
And an amazing monument commemorating the Battle of Drazgose in January 1942.
And to our final stop in the winemaking region of BRDA, very near Italy – and looks a bit like Tuscany.
View from our terrace.
To finish the 2 days, here’s Saturday afternoon – north-west of Bled. Some amazing scenic drives which I can’t do justice to.
Right on the border – we were in Kranjska Gora
North is Austria, west is Italy (and we hadn’t paid the €56 surcharge on the hire car to enter either). But there was no need …
And got talking to a Czech man whose wife was competing in the 120km run where we just happened on the finish line. She’d set off at 9.30 last night and was scheduled to finish about 7.00 this evening. Oh and there were thousands of metres of climbing as well as the distance. Crazy!
And dinner at home
We reckon the Slovenian Alps must be the most photogenic place we’ve ever been. Bled (1 and 2) were both on Friday, and were nearby, but this page is actually Bled itself.
And the weather has been perfect for 2 days which helps.
